Ready for Life Host Homes

Homelessness compounds hardship.

Compared to their peers, students who have experienced homelessness report:

72% food insecurity
48% likely major depressive disorder
39% working 40+ hours per week
27% missing class due to unreliable transportation
90% financial difficulties

Yet only 21% self-identify as homeless.

When homelessness is hidden, it is underestimated.
When it is underestimated, it is under-addressed.

The data show why persistence gaps remain.

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Something simple can make a big difference. 🧦

Our Host Homes program is currently in need of new socks for youth ages 18–24. Clean, comfortable socks are one of the most requested, and most needed, items for young people transitioning out of homelessness.

For many of the youth we serve, basic essentials aren’t always guaranteed. A small donation like a pack of socks can mean warmth, dignity, and care.

If you’d like to help:

✔ New socks only (all genders)
✔ Sizes adult S–XL
✔ Drop off at: Host Homes Resource Center (962 Maraglia St. Redding, 96002)
✔ Or message us for more info

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Sometimes support looks like housing.
Sometimes it looks like socks. 💛

🎄💛 Thank You, Community Alliance Network! 💛🎄

We are incredibly grateful to the Community Alliance Network of Redding for their generous donation of Christmas gifts and non-perishable food items for our Resource Center. Because of your kindness, children, youth, and families in our community will have extra support, comfort, and joy this holiday season.

Your generosity helps ensure that basic needs are met while also reminding those we serve that they are seen, cared for, and supported.

Thank you for partnering with Ready for Life and for making a meaningful difference in the lives of local youth and families.

Ready for Life Foster Family Agency

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, we’re taking time to reflect on all the things we’re grateful for- and this community is at the top of the list. 🧡

Our Host Homes Friendsgiving was such a special night, and we want to share our gratitude with everyone who made it possible.

A huge thank you to the incredible group from Risen King who reached out looking for a way to give back, and ended up providing everything- the food, the decorations, transportation support, and even staying to share the meal with us. Your kindness created a warm, welcoming space that truly felt like family.

To our youth: thank you for showing up, for trusting us with your stories, and for allowing Ready for Life to be a place where you feel safe, valued, and at home. You are the heart of this program, and we’re honored to walk alongside you.

Community, connection, and belonging - that’s what Friendsgiving is all about. 🧡